Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-26 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Sat, Aug 25, 2007 at 09:58:46AM -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote: Is there any way to list all the dependencies of a package, or do a manual verification of the web of dependencies? The Examine/!Apply in aptitude is helpful. apt-cache show packagename dpkg --info package.deb To see what files

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-26 Thread Chris Ahlstrom
* Lennart Sorensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-08-26 10:55:37 -0400]: apt-cache show packagename dpkg --info package.deb To see what files a package is using: dpkg -L packagename To see what package owns a file: dpkg -S /path/to/filename Thanks! -- Tux rox! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-25 Thread Chris Ahlstrom
* Jo Shields [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-08-24 21:23:53 +0100]: Now, assume those packages are updated (e.g. by a security update), reversing the nvidia changes. The nvidia driver will unexpectedly stop working. You try to uninstall, which replaces the overwritten files with the versions that

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-24 Thread Hans-J. Ullrich
Am Freitag 24 August 2007 schrieb Niels Larsen: On Friday 24 August 2007 02:35:29 Chris Ahlstrom wrote: At last I installed a driver direct from nvidia's site, following their instructions: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_amd64_100.14.11.html It worked, and I got kde up and

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-24 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 02:53:49AM +0200, Niels Larsen wrote: On Friday 24 August 2007 02:35:29 Chris Ahlstrom wrote: At last I installed a driver direct from nvidia's site, following their instructions: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_amd64_100.14.11.html You really don't

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-24 Thread Chris Ahlstrom
* Lennart Sorensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-08-24 09:33:27 -0400]: On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 02:53:49AM +0200, Niels Larsen wrote: On Friday 24 August 2007 02:35:29 Chris Ahlstrom wrote: At last I installed a driver direct from nvidia's site, following their instructions:

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-24 Thread Chris Ahlstrom
* Hans-J. Ullrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-08-24 08:27:20 +0200]: Am Freitag 24 August 2007 schrieb Niels Larsen: On Friday 24 August 2007 02:35:29 Chris Ahlstrom wrote: At last I installed a driver direct from nvidia's site, following their instructions:

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-24 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 10:14:13AM -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote: The one or two times I've tried to use Debian procedures to update the kernel, it worked okay. But I've also had trouble with it, especially when adding drivers to the mix. I much prefer doing it all myself and understanding

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-24 Thread Chris Ahlstrom
* Lennart Sorensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-08-24 10:20:13 -0400]: On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 10:14:13AM -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote: I much prefer doing it all myself and understanding where to put every file. I used to do my own kernels. I stopped bothering around 2.6.0 since debian's

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-24 Thread Ivan Paganini
I've installed a amd64 lenny system, and installed just afterwards the nvidia 100 driver directly from the nvidia installer, with the 2.6.21-2-amd64 kernel. Not a single glitch, everything working fine... and lightning fast! Ivan 2007/8/24, Chris Ahlstrom [EMAIL PROTECTED]: * Lennart Sorensen

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-24 Thread Jo Shields
On Fri, 2007-08-24 at 17:09 -0300, Ivan Paganini wrote: I've installed a amd64 lenny system, and installed just afterwards the nvidia 100 driver directly from the nvidia installer, with the 2.6.21-2-amd64 kernel. Not a single glitch, everything working fine... and lightning fast! It works

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-23 Thread Hans-J. Ullrich
Am Donnerstag 23 August 2007 schrieb Niels Larsen: I just bought a new laptop. I have X window 7.1.1 installed First I tried to install 32 bit etch, but install could not fine my network. Then I tried some various k/ubuntu 64 bits, and install started, but ended with black screen. Then

HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-23 Thread Niels Larsen
I just bought a new laptop. I have X window 7.1.1 installed First I tried to install 32 bit etch, but install could not fine my network. Then I tried some various k/ubuntu 64 bits, and install started, but ended with black screen. Then I installed etch amd64, and it went well, but when I

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-23 Thread Niels Larsen
On Thursday 23 August 2007 20:02:38 Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: Am Donnerstag 23 August 2007 schrieb Niels Larsen: I just bought a new laptop. I have X window 7.1.1 installed First I tried to install 32 bit etch, but install could not fine my network. Then I tried some various k/ubuntu

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-23 Thread Hans-J. Ullrich
Am Donnerstag 23 August 2007 schrieb Niels Larsen: On Thursday 23 August 2007 20:02:38 Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: Am Donnerstag 23 August 2007 schrieb Niels Larsen: I just bought a new laptop. I have X window 7.1.1 installed First I tried to install 32 bit etch, but install could not

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-23 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 07:54:38PM +0200, Niels Larsen wrote: I just bought a new laptop. Which model? Hard to guess anything about the hardware without that. I have X window 7.1.1 installed First I tried to install 32 bit etch, but install could not fine my network. So which network chip

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-23 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 08:38:32PM +0200, Niels Larsen wrote: I have only this one card. How do I do that (sorry to ask). I have aptitude to install with, and when I search for nvidia, I only get nvidia-xconfig as a package, and I have installed that, but it will not open because I do

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-23 Thread Niels Larsen
On Thursday 23 August 2007 21:35:37 Lennart Sorensen wrote: On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 08:38:32PM +0200, Niels Larsen wrote: I have only this one card. How do I do that (sorry to ask). I have aptitude to install with, and when I search for nvidia, I only get nvidia-xconfig as a package,

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-23 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
Hi Niels, (top posting on purpose) Keep the replies to the list. See my embedded comments. I'll cc the debian-amd64 list. On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 11:59:19PM +0200, Niels Larsen wrote: On Thursday 23 August 2007 20:38:05 you wrote: On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 07:54:38PM +0200, Niels Larsen

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-23 Thread Chris Ahlstrom
* Douglas A. Tutty [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007-08-23 23:19:02 +]: Hi Niels, (top posting on purpose) Keep the replies to the list. See my embedded comments. I'll cc the debian-amd64 list. This is off topic, but /now/ I discover the L key in mutt grin -- Mutt rox! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: HP DV9540 laptop AMD64 with nVidia G8400M graphic card will not start in X mode

2007-08-23 Thread Niels Larsen
On Friday 24 August 2007 02:35:29 Chris Ahlstrom wrote: At last I installed a driver direct from nvidia's site, following their instructions: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_amd64_100.14.11.html It worked, and I got kde up and running, but then I tried as normal user, and got